Masks and Global African Art. “Masks have long been used by African artists to define relationships―between individuals, communities, the environment, or the cosmos―and, sometimes ...

listed for sale an ancient African mask, which had been inherited from Mr. Fournier’s grandfather. The grandfather, René-Victor Edward Maurice Fournier, had served as a colonial governor in ...

an African and an expatriate. Using the idea of the mask or facade as a way of exploring identity, Charfi’s installation centers on a 150-foot-long white lace wedding veil that the artist made ...

An antiques dealer who sold a rare African mask for $4.6 million won a legal battle with the elderly couple who sold it to him for $165 without realizing the treasure’s actual worth. A French ...

A second-hand dealer in France has appeared in court accused of deceiving a couple by paying €150 (£130) for an African mask which he resold for €4.2m. The pensioner couple found the mask ...

A 20th-century African mask sold for £107,100, more than 300 times its guide price. The Kwele mask from Gabon was given an estimate of between £300 to £500 by Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury ...

The Fourniers sold their mask in September of 2021 ... Others were returned to their birthplaces on long-term loans, like a sword and scabbard of West African leader Omar Tall, currently exhibited ...